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Violence among teenagers

Violence among teenagers. Aist ė Šablinskaitė PNVbd7-01. CONTENT. The most common type of violent offences/crimes among teens: Bullying and teasing Teens in gangs Y outh violence prevention . MST. Anton Abele Conclusion References.

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Violence among teenagers

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  1. Violence among teenagers Aistė Šablinskaitė PNVbd7-01

  2. CONTENT • The most common type of violent offences/crimes among teens: • Bullying and teasing • Teens in gangs • Youthviolence prevention. MST. • Anton Abele • Conclusion • References

  3. The most common type of violent offences/crimes among teens: • Bullying and teasing • Gang violence • Murders

  4. Bullying and teasing • Bullying is when someone repeatedly says hurtful things or physically hurts someone else. • Almost 30% of youth in the United States (or over 5.7 million) are estimated to be involved in bullying as either a bully, a target of bullying, or both.

  5. Bullying can: • increase bullied person social isolation • feel compelled to take drastic measures, such as carrying weapons for protection or seeking violent revenge • Others, in desperation, even consider a suicide.

  6. Gangs and teens • A gang is usually a group of teens and young adults who spend much of their time together. They often plan how to carry out activities that usually involve violence. • In United States about 7 percent of teens say they belong to gangs. • Gang members are usually aged from 12 to 25. The average age is 17.

  7. Gangs harm communities by: • dealing drugs in their neighborhoods • defacing buildings with spray paint • beating up or killing people in their neighborhoods

  8. Youthviolence prevention. MST program • Multi-Systemic Therapy (MST), developed by Earlscourt Child and Family Centre in Toronto-one of the most popular programs in United States to work with high-risk youth.

  9. MST therapist: • works intensively with the child and family members to identify and remedy problems in a wide range of areas; • visits the family several times a week, using techniques such as family therapy, and parent education.

  10. Anton Abele • 15 year-old Swedish boy won MTV's Free Your Mind Award 2007 for his demonstrations in Sweden against violence between youth.

  11. Anton Abele created a group on Facebook, “Bevara oss från gatuvåldet” (Save Us From Street Violence) which has attracted over 111,000 members to date. • His actions also led to one of the largest public demonstrations in Swedish history in Kungsträdgården attended by 12,000 people.

  12. Demonstration organised by Anton Abele against violence among Swedish youth in Stokholm, October 2007

  13. Conclusion Violence among teenagers is not only bullying and teasing but also joining gangs and killing each other for nothing. Prevention programs against violence among teens are not really effective. In order to respond effectively to youth violence, communities, schools and families must recognize the necessity of prevention of violence.

  14. References • http://www.canadian-health-network.ca/servlet/ContentServer?cid=1069439907509&pagename=CHN-RCS%2FCHNResource%2FFAQCHNResourceTemplate&lang=En&c=CHNResource (2007-12-09) • http://www.hopefs.org/Behavior/TeensandGangs.html (2007-12-08) • http://www.inmotionmagazine.com/pedro3.html (2007-12-15) • http://ema.mtv.co.uk/news# (2007-12-15)

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